Readiness of Local Government Organization in the Responsibility Areas of Ubonratchathani Rajabhat University towards ASEAN Community Labor Market

Abstract

The research aimed to study the preparedness or readiness of the leaders and the administrators of the local administrative organizations in the provinces of Yasothon, Amnat Charoen, Mukdahan and Ubon Ratchathani concerning the changes caused by an entry into the ASEAN Community, and to explore the opinions of the leaders and the administrators in the study on the factors that influenced the preparedness or readiness in the entry into the ASEAN Labor Market. The research was conducted by means of the survey method. The samples were 350 leaders and administrators of the local administrative organizations in the provinces of Yasothon, Amnat Charoen, Mukdahan and Ubon Ratchathani.  The sample size was determined by Taro Yamane’s table.  The research instrument was the questionnaire.  Statistics used in data analysis were frequency, percentage, means, standard deviation, t-test, and variance analysis. The research findings were as follows: 1)The readiness and preparedness of the leaders and administrators of the local administrative organizations for the entry into the ASEAN Community and culture was at a high level ( ). Their preparedness could be arranged as follows:  standard and motivation ( ), preparation in terms of language and cultures ( ), professional standard for Thai labor ( ), and protection and welfare for Thai labor ( ). 2)The factors that influenced the preparation for the entry into the ASEAN Labor were found in three aspects. They could be ordered as follows:  determination for the entry into the ASEAN Community ( ), belief relating to the working in the Community ( ), feelings towards the working in the ASEAN Community ( ), diffent frequency of giving knowledge on the Community and the entry into the labor market. led to the readiness of the leaders and the administrators of the local organizations in this respect was significantly different at .05. Different frequency in providing the public with knowledge on the ASEAN Community and the entry into the labor market led to different factors that influenced the preparation of the leaders and the administrators of the local organizations at a significant difference of .05.